She made her debut with Teen Patti in 2010 and the film was termed as a wreck. Her second movie, luv Ka The End also failed to make a ripple at the box office. But they say third time lucky and this 24-year-old has finally got a hit to her name in Aashiqui 2. She speaks with SHAlINI SAKSENA about the importance of a hit movie and the one actor she would love to work with
How did Aashiqui 2 happenIJ
After Teen Patti was released, director Mohit Suri invited himself over to myself to talk over a cup of tea. I was shabbily dressed with oil in my hair. He was quite taken in with my casual looks. That’s when he asked me if I would want to work with him. I said yes. Two years later he offered me Aashiqui 2. When I went to meet him I had learnt the art of grooming myself. He looked at me and said that he was looking for a face of the girl whom he had seen two years back. The heroine, he said had to look like that.
The movie is doing well. How does that feelIJ
For a new-comer, the fact that her third film is a hit makes me feel proud. I have no words to express my feelings. All I can say it that it puts me on cloud nine.
How important is it to you that your film is a superhitIJ
All new actors want to make an entry with a bang. I am no different. A superhit film makes the going easy.
How was it to grow up with as the daughter Shakti Kapoor, the most hated villain in the industryIJ
My school friends would love it whenever he came to visit. He was funny and cracked jokes. He was never seen as a villain, just a father who had come to the school.
Do you seek his adviceIJ
I come from a family of actors. My father, my brother and my aunt, all are from the film industry. We watch films together and discuss the plot, the direction and even the acting. I get to learn a lot from these discussions. These talks help me take a decision that works for me.
You did you leave studying theatre at Boston UniversityIJ
I had decided that I wanted to act in films and came back home. Bollywood is the best thing that has happened to me. I am not the kind of person who dwells on what if. I took a decision and don’t regret it. I don’t think of agar mein aisa kar liti. I live in the present.
The one actor you would like to work withIJ
It would be Aamir Khan. He is perhaps the best actor the industry has today. His movies, his directorial skills and acting is brilliant.
Future projectsIJ
For now, I am looking forward to Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, a Dharma Production movie. It was great to be associated with such a film.